Clube Desportivo Santa Clara is a football club from Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal, that competes in the Primeira Liga (2021-22), the top flight of Portuguese football. This unofficial C.D. Santa Clara flag (Portuguese: bandeira não oficial do C. D. Santa Clara) features the team's official logo on a red background derived from the club's traditional jersey colors and visual identity.
| Flag Proportion: | 3:5 (standard flag ratio) |
|---|---|
| Flag Format: | Animated GIF (25-frame loop) |
| Flag Usage: | Fan-made / unofficial digital flag |
The logo features a white abstract eagle combined with stylized ocean waves on a red shield, representing the club's regional identity as "Os Açorianos" (The Azoreans) from the Azores archipelago. The eagle element, historically inspired by older emblem designs, symbolizes power, nobility, and ambition, reflecting the club's competitive presence in Portuguese football. The ocean waves represent the Atlantic environment and emphasize the club's geographical isolation, as well as the identity of an island-based team. Beneath the shield, nine stars represent the nine islands of the Azores, reinforcing regional unity and identity. The inclusion of the club name and the year "1921" highlights its foundation in Ponta Delgada, São Miguel. Overall, the emblem represents C.D. Santa Clara's identity, insular heritage, and connection to the Azorean community.
Alternative Flag Designs
Before 2024
This previous unofficial Spezia Calcio flag consisted of the team's old logo and a red background derived from the team colors. The older original logo featured a lion perched on a ball with the acronym "S.C.F.C." When the club later became affiliated with Benfica, it adopted the Benfica logo on a white shield with a red border.
| Team name: | Clube Desportivo Santa Clara |
|---|---|
| Team nicknames: | Os Açoreanos (The Azoreans), Os Encarnados (The Reds) |
| Team abbreviation: | CDSC |
| Founded: | 1927 |
| Location: | Ponta Delgada, Azores, Portugal |
| Ground: | Estádio de São Miguel |
| Capacity: | 13,277 |
| League: | Primeira Liga |
| Team Colors: | Red and White |
| Championships: | - |
| Second places: | - |
| Seasons in top division: | 8 |
| Mascot: | - |
